68 OP NORTH CAROLINA. 



the middle of the house, it was one man's employ- 

 ment to add more split reeds to the one end as it 

 consumed at the other, there being a small vacan- 

 cy left to supply it with fuel. They brought in 

 great store of loblolly and other medleys, made 

 of indian grain, stewed peaches, bear venison, 

 &c., every one bringing some offering to enlarge 

 the banquet, according to his degree and quality. 

 "When all the viands were brought in, the first 

 figure began with kicking out the dogs, which 

 are seemingly wolves made tame with starving 

 and beating, they being the worst dog masters in 

 the world ; so that it is an infallible cure for sore 

 eyes, ever to see an Indian's dog fat. They are 

 of a quite contrary disposition to horses. Some 

 of their kings having gotten by great chance, a 

 jade, stolen by some neighboring Indian, -and 

 transported farther into the country and sold, or 

 bought sometimes of a Christian that trades 

 amongst them. These creatures they continually 

 cram and feed with maiz, and what the horse will 

 eat, till he is as fat as a hog never making any 

 farther use of him than to fetch a deer home, 

 that is killed somewhere near the Indian's plant- 

 ation. 



After the dogs had fled the room, the company 

 was summoned by beat of drum ; the music being 

 made of a dressed deer's skin, tied hard upon an 

 earthen porridge pot. Presently in came fine men 

 dressed up with feathers, their faces being cover- 

 ed with vizards made of gourds ; round their an- 



